2001 Program

Fourth International Congress on Peer Review in Biomedical Publication

JAMA and the BMJ Publishing Group welcome you to Barcelona and the Fourth International Congress on Peer Review in Biomedical Publication. This Congress follows the 3 highly successful International Congresses on Peer Review in Biomedical Publication held in 1989 and 1993 in Chicago and in 1997 in Prague. The program appears below. As before, we will have 3 days for presentations from the podium, including 41 presentations of new research into peer review and all aspects of scientific publication. Each of these presentations will be followed by equal time for discussion and questions from the audience. In addition, there are 65 poster presentations scheduled for Saturday and Sunday. We hope you will take an active part in the program as we depend on you to make this Congress even more successful than the previous 3 Congresses. We wish to thank Ediciones Doyma for assistance with local arrangements as well as the Congress sponsors, exhibitors, and advertisers. Enjoy the Congress and enjoy Barcelona!

Authors Define Their Own Contribution to Articles: Who Fulfills the Criteria for Authorship?
Lydia E Vos, A John P M Overbeke (THE NETHERLANDS)Abstract

What Makes an Author? A Comparison Between What Authors Say They Did and What Editorial Guidelines Require
Susan van Rooyen, Sandra Goldbeck-Wood, Fiona Godlee (UNITED STATES, UNITED KINGDOM)Abstract

Survey of Contributorship in Cochrane Reviews
Graham Mowatt, Jeremy M Grimshaw, on behalf of the Survey of Contributorship in Cochrane Reviews Project Team (SCOTLAND, UNITED KINGDOM)Abstract |
Article published in JAMA. 2002;287(21):2769-2771. doi:10.1001/jama.287.21.2769.

More Research on Authorship and Contributorship
Moderator: Evarist Feliu (SPAIN)

Extrapolation of Association Between Two Variables in Four General Medical Journals
Yen-Hong Kuo (UNITED STATES)Abstract |
Article published in JAMA. 2002;287(21):2815-2817. doi:10.1001/jama.287.21.2815.

Quality of Systematic Reviews of Economic Evaluations in Health Care and What They Are Telling Us
Vittorio Demicheli, Tom Jefferson (ITALY, UNITED KINGDOM)Abstract |
Article published in JAMA. 2002;287(21):2809-2812. doi:10.1001/jama.287.21.2809.

Of Molecules, Mice, and Men: Relationship of Biological Complexity of Research Model to Final Rating in the Grant Peer Review Process of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Mark Taylor (CANADA)Abstract

Financial Conflict of Interest and Industry Support in Published Research in Biomedical Journals: A Study of Research Outcomes and Adherence to the Uniform Requirements
Anu R Gupta, Cary P Gross, Harlan M Krumholz (UNITED STATES)Abstract |
Article published in BMJ. 2003;326:526. doi: dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.326.7388.526.

Positive Outcome and Other Characteristics Predicting Citation by Other Authors of a Cohort of Original Research Papers in Peer-Reviewed Journals
Michael L Callaham, Robert L Wears, Ellen J Weber (UNITED STATES)Abstract |
Article published in JAMA. 2002;287(21):2847-2850. doi:10.1001/jama.287.21.2847.

How Important Is the Size of a Reprint Order?
Sally Hopewell, Mike Clarke (UNITED KINGDOM)Abstract |
Article published in JAMA. 2002;287(21):2847-2850. doi:10.1001/jama.287.21.2847.

The Correspondence Column: How Important Is Post-Publication Criticism in Shaping Clinical Knowledge?
Richard Horton (UNITED KINGDOM)Abstract |
Article published in JAMA. 2002;287(21):2843-2847. doi:10.1001/jama.287.21.2843.

Ideas and Assumptions of Peer Review Research: A Short Review
Sven Trelle (GERMANY)Abstract

Measuring the Quality of Peer Review in the Nederlands Tijdschrift Voor Geneeskunde (Dutch Journal of Medicine): Development and Testing of a New Instrument
Roos A A van Duursen, Peter Hart, A John P M Overbeke (THE NETHERLANDS)Abstract

What Is Newsworthy? A Comparison of Reporting of Medical Research in British Tabloid and Broadsheet Newspapers
Christopher Bartlett, Jonathan Sterne, Matthias Egger (UNITED KINGDOM)Abstract |
Article published in BMJ. 2002;325:81. doi: dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.325.7355.81.

Relationship Between Manner of Presentation of Illustrations During the Peer Review Process and the Number of Evaluative Responses
Judith A McKay (UNITED STATES)Abstract

What Is the Quality of the Economic Information Provided in Promotional Material for Family Practitioners? The Case of Proton Pump Inhibitors in the United Kingdom
Vittorio Demicheli, Tom Jefferson (ITALY, UNITED KINGDOM)Abstract

Manuscript Submissions and US Representation at Medical Journals in an Era of Health System Reform: An Analysis of Trends, 1994-1998
Michael Berkwits, Warren A Bilker, Frank Davidoff (UNITED STATES)Abstract

The Influence of War on Publishing in Peer-Reviewed Journals
Rajko Igic (UNITED STATES)Abstract |
Article published in Scientometrics. 2002;53(3):447-452.

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CONGRESS ORGANIZERS AND PLANNERS

JAMA (The Journal of the American Medical Association)

JAMA is a weekly, international, peer-reviewed, general medical journal with a circulation of 340 000 in 148 countries. In addition, 17 international editions of JAMA reach another 350 000 readers. The American Medical Association (AMA) is a partnership of physicians and their professional associations dedicated to promoting the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health. The Publishing Group of the AMA also publishes 9 specialty journals (Archives Journals) and a number of Web sites and, with AMA Press, JAMA and Archives Journals Books. JAMA, which is editorially independent of the AMA, was founded by the AMA in 1883.

BMJ Publishing Group

The BMJ Publishing Group, one of the world's largest and most influential medical publishers, produce a wide range of journals, medical reports, and guides, including the BMJ, specialty journals, Clinical Evidence, and 20 local editions of the BMJ that are published overseas as far afield as South Africa, India, Russia, Mexico, Poland, and Portugal. The BMJ Publishing Group is owned by the British Medical Association (BMA), a professional association of doctors and an independent trade union with a mission to promote medical and allied sciences and to maintain the honor and interests of the medical profession. The BMJ was founded in 1840 as the Provincial Medical and Surgical Journal and was adopted by BMA as its official publication, becoming the British Medical Journal a few years later. Today, it is one of the world's leading international medical journals.

The following staff of the BMJ Publishing Group contributed significantly to the planning of the Congress: Gaby Shockley, Jane Smith, and Richard Smith.

Local Arrangements Assistance

Ediciones Doyma

Ediciones Doyma is the leading Spanish biomedical publishing company with more than 80 journals. Many of them are indexed in the most important bibliographic indexes (Index Medicus, Science Citation Index, Current Contents) such as Medicina Clínica and Revista Española de Cardiología. Doyma also issues the Spanish edition of some prestigious biomedical journals such as Pediatrics, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, and JAMA. The majority of Doyma's journals are the official publications of prestigious medical societies. Doyma's main goal is to be the world's preferred creator and provider of personalized health information and services in Spanish language, across all distribution platforms and devices. Ediciones Doyma will continue to develop the most complete and precise health publishing projects.

The following staff contributed significantly to the planning of this Congress: